From 5 to 8 May 2016, our partners Mr Eric Lui and Ms Heidi Chui attended the second phase of Seminars for China-Appointed Attesting Officers (CAAOs) in Beijing. The Seminars, co-organised by Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Limited and China Legal Service (Hong Kong) Limited with the support from the Legal Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, aim to further the understanding of newly appointed CAAOs towards the judiciary, economy, society and attestation system in the PRC.

The Development Research Center of the State Council, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, PLA National Defence University, China Notary Association, All China Lawyers Association and China Legal Service (Hong Kong) Limited were invited to deliver talks. Attendees of the Seminars had the opportunity to visit notary offices and law firms, and meet and greet officials of the Basic Law Committee of HKSAR and Macao SAR of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Ministry of Justice of the PRC.

Mr Lui and Ms Chui attended a gala dinner held by the China Notary Association at Diaoyutai Hotel

Mr Lui and Ms Chui were appointed as CAAOs in January 2016.

Contact persons: Mr Eric Lui, Ms Heidi Chui

On 30 April 2016, the partners and colleagues of AllBright, our associated law firm, attended the forum on the asset protection and succession of offshore assets held by Stevenson Wong & Co. Apart from Shanghai, all branches of AllBright participated via the internet. The forum began with the speech given by Mr. Zhu Lin Hai, the senior partner of AllBright.

Our partner Mr. Eric Lui, the Hong Kong senior partner, explained the common risk in asset protection, tools and strategies used in planning, basic concept of offshore trust and its practice. He also deeply illustrated the legal issues of offshore trust and share right trust. Also we invited joint venture partner of AllBright and lawyer from different cities in China to attend our forum on asset protection at Shanghai Tower. Ms. Connie Yeung the Business Development Supervisor and Zita Huang, the Business Development Manager explained how to protected assets through the establishment of family trust and benefits of such arrangements and illustrated the related legal issues.

Participants found the sharing useful and had discussions about the differences between PRC and foreign trust law. The forum was well received and attenders found the sharing both interesting and practical.

Please contact our Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

From 21 April 2016 to 24 April 2016, our partner Mr. Eric Lui visited Taiwan in his capacity as a member of the Greater China Legal Affairs Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong. During the stay, he visited the Hong Kong Economic Trade and Cultural Office and the Mainland Affairs Council in Taiwan. Mr. Lui had the opportunity to network and engage in activities organized by the Taiwan Bar Association. In addition, The Law Society of Hong Kong held a seminar on the Limited Liability Partnership under the Legal Practitioners Ordinance for Hong Kong Law Firms.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 21 April 2016, our partner Ms. Heidi Chui attended 5th Annual Global Competition Law Summit held by Wolters Kluwer. Practitioners and experts working in the field of competition law, including Ms. Rose Webb, the Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Commission, joined as speakers in the Summit.

As competition law is a new piece of law in Hong Kong, its enforcement and practical experience in other jurisdictions are invaluable to legal practitioners here in Hong Kong. In the Summit, therefore, the implementation of competition law in other jurisdictions, such as mainland China, the European Union and Japan, was explored. Given the increasing development of cross-border transactions between Hong Kong and mainland China, weight has been put on China’s competition law in the Summit such that topics like “Cartels and other antitrust investigation in China” were particularly covered. Other competition law concepts such as resale price maintenance (“RPM”) were elaborated. Some new cases in competition law around the globe were also discussed, so that the participants of the Summit can get the up-to-dated information on the recent development of this area of law.

Please contact our Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 21 April 2016, our partner Mr. Stephen Wong gave a presentation in a seminar on a topic of “How to handle SFC’s investigation” organized by Hong Kong Securities & Futures Employee Union. The seminar was well attended by members in securities and futures industry.

Please contact our Mr. Stephen Wong for any enquiries or further information about this event.

Our associates Ms. Vivian Ji, Mr. Gordon Tsang and our public relations manager Ms. Yo Yo Fang attended the 30th Year Anniversary Dinner held by Manivest Group on 11 April 2016 at Luk Kwok Hotel. Participants came from various industries, including senior officers from Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong solicitors, barristers and auditors. Manivest Group is a corporate services advisory group based in the Greater China region and specializes in developing sophisticated solutions for clients’ corporate structures and business operations. Manivest Group has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macao.

To find out more information about this event, please contact our Ms. Vivian Ji.